1 Human development is the scientific study of processes of change and stability.  The scientific study of human development began with studies of childhood during the nineteenth century.
verb (used with object), cultivated, cultivating. 1. to prepare and work on (land) in order to raise crops; till. 2. to use a cultivator on. 3. to promote or improve the growth of (a plant, crop, etc.) by labor and attention.
cultivation n 1 (Agriculture) a the planting, tending, improving, or harvesting of crops or plants b the preparation of ground to promote their growth 2 development, esp.nglish Collins Dictionary-English Definition & Thesaurus &nbsp. See also: shifting cultivation, cultivator, cultivate, cultivated. Add your entry in the Collaborative Dictionary.